What was the Liberty Bell called before it became known by its famous modern name?

Before it was called the Liberty Bell, the Liberty Bell was known as the State House Bell.

The bell was ordered in 1751 for the Pennsylvania State House in Philadelphia, the building now known as Independence Hall. Its inscription comes from Leviticus 25:10: “Proclaim LIBERTY Throughout all the Land unto all the Inhabitants Thereof.” The bell was cast in London by Lester and Pack, later associated with the Whitechapel Bell Foundry.

The name “Liberty Bell” became widely established during the nineteenth century, long after the bell had been installed. Earlier descriptions commonly referred to it as the State House Bell or Old State House Bell. This distinction matters because the bell did not receive its best-known name at the time of the American Revolution.

The Liberty Bell later became a national symbol of independence and liberty. Its famous crack developed gradually, and the bell has not been rung since the nineteenth century.